specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: Cypress Semiconductor
providerId: cypress-semiconductor
publisherName: Infineon Technologies AG (parent of Cypress Semiconductor since 2020)
serviceCategory: Semiconductors
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Acquired
  - Embedded Systems
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Infineon
  - Open Source
  - Semiconductors
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps record for the former Cypress Semiconductor product
  lines (PSoC, AIROC/WICED, CapSense, TRAVEO, Semper/HyperFlash NOR Flash)
  now operating under Infineon Technologies following the April 2020
  acquisition. The Cypress developer software ecosystem (ModusToolbox tools,
  HAL/PDL, AIROC, CapSense middleware, BSPs) is free / open-source; spend
  flows as bill-of-material direct cost for silicon and evaluation hardware,
  invoiced by Infineon directly or through global distributors, not as API
  consumption.
notes: >-
  There is no metered SaaS API. The billing model reflects hardware
  procurement plus, on the firmware engineering side, internal labor —
  not API call metering. Engineering procurement teams should attribute
  spend to Infineon as legal counterparty (Cypress as legal entity has been
  rolled into Infineon).
sources:
  - https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/about-infineon/company/acquisitions/cypress/
  - https://www.infineon.com
  - https://github.com/Infineon
  - https://github.com/cypresssemiconductorco
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Hardware Purchase
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Cypress Semiconductor (now part of Infineon)
  ServiceCategory: Semiconductors
  ProviderName: Infineon Technologies
  PublisherName: Infineon Technologies AG
  InvoiceIssuerName: Infineon Technologies AG (or authorized distributor of record)
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: silicon_units_purchased
    description: Count of Cypress-originated ICs (PSoC, AIROC, CapSense, TRAVEO, Semper/HyperFlash) ordered
    unit: unit
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - part_number
      - product_family
      - distributor
      - program
  - name: development_kits_purchased
    description: Cypress/Infineon development kit and evaluation board purchases (e.g. CY8CKIT-062S2-43012, KIT_T2G-B-H_EVK)
    unit: unit
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - kit_family
      - distributor
  - name: tool_downloads
    description: ModusToolbox / PSoC Creator / WICED Studio downloads from softwaretools.infineon.com (free; tracked for adoption)
    unit: download
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - package
      - version
  - name: sdk_clones
    description: Open-source SDK clones / fetches from github.com/Infineon (free; tracked for adoption)
    unit: clone
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - repo
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Track Cypress / Infineon spend through ERP and procurement systems and
      distributor portals (Digi-Key, Mouser, Arrow, Avnet); SDK adoption
      can be tracked via GitHub release downloads and Infineon Developer
      Community forum activity.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Allocate silicon costs to BOMs and product lines (PSoC host, AIROC
      wireless, CapSense touch, NOR Flash, TRAVEO ECU). SDK use carries no
      direct cost so no chargeback tag is needed.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Optimization levers are part consolidation across BOMs (e.g. picking
      one AIROC combo over discrete radios), multi-source qualification,
      and volume agreements with Infineon / distributors. ModusToolbox
      tooling and middleware are free.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Procurement and hardware engineering own silicon and dev-kit cost;
      firmware teams own the open-source SDK consumption with no
      chargeback. Legal counterparty is Infineon Technologies AG, not
      Cypress Semiconductor (the standalone legal entity has been wound
      into Infineon since April 2020).
maintainers:
  - FN: API Evangelist
    email: info@apievangelist.com